Example sentences of "likely that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is more likely that such hoards will be found today simply because of their size , so we may be dealing with a higher rate of recovery for these hoards than is normal for hoards of other periods . |
| 2 | Presumably it is much more likely that such a problem would be picked up by professionals involved in a family , but it underlines the fact that children who are failing to thrive are very much at risk unless they are being taken to the clinic , for example , or are being seen regularly in the home by a Health Visitor . |
| 3 | Nor is it likely that such thwarted parents would make ideal parents for a mentally handicapped child . |
| 4 | It seems very likely that such persecution is the main reason for this species ' continued lack of success in colonising the county . |
| 5 | Arrivals have frequently been noted at the coast during this period , and it seems likely that such movements are of birds going to favoured areas to moult . |
| 6 | Dietary and postural therapies are aimed principally at correcting environmentally induced imbalances , and as such should be considered in any treatment programme where it is likely that such imbalances play a part . |
| 7 | whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked . |
| 8 | ‘ whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked ’ The officer dealing and/or civilian witnesses could help prove this point by including in their evidence observations such as , ‘ The crowd of visiting football supporters were likely to believe they were going to be attacked ’ , or ‘ It was likely that the visiting supporters would lose their tempers and attack the home crowd ’ . |
| 10 | Now although in evolutionary terms , given the amounts of genetic variability usually at hand , it is likely that such behaviour has been arbitrary in the required sense ( witness Apis mellifera v. |
| 11 | It was not two days since the Duchess had issued instructions that no more tickets were to be given away , but it was hardly likely that such a prohibition would apply to Lord John Rossendale whose mother was an intimate friend of the Duchess of Richmond . |
| 12 | A glimmer of good news : steps have already been taken to make it less likely that such a war would spread to Macedonia . |
| 13 | It is likely that such evidence would show up ethnic and cultural variations ; for example , Anwar reports that it is common for migrants from Pakistan to borrow money from kin for major purchases such as a house or a business , but there is a strong obligation to return this loan fully and quickly ( Anwar , 1985 , p. 72 ) . |
| 14 | To those for whom law is a simple command , legal by virtue of the source from which it comes , it is not likely that such complexities as these will be popular . |
| 15 | It is more likely that such a talent lay in site administration and the guidance of taste rather than in any practical work as craftsman , architect , or mason . |
| 16 | ‘ ( 1 ) A person is guilty of an offence if he — ( a ) uses towards another person threatening , abusive or insulting words or behaviour , or ( b ) distributes or displays to another person any writing , sign or other visible representation which is threatening , abusive or insulting , with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence will be used against him or another by any person , or to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence by that person or another , or whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence will be used or it is likely that such violence will be provoked . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence ( i.e. immediate unlawful violence against him or another ) will be used or it is likely that such violence will be provoked . ’ |
| 18 | If counter-demonstrators determined to thwart the right of a person to speak unpopular opinions resort to force as a result of what he is saying , the speaker is not for that reason alone to be regarded as using threatening , abusive or insulting words or behaviour ‘ whereby it is likely that such violence will be provoked . ’ |
| 19 | In view of the conclusions of the last chapter , it is likely that such patterns will be archaic and also confused by local fluctuations in dispersal agents and this may be exacerbated in regions of geological instability , e.g. New Guinea with confusing variation patterns as in the tree Chisocheton lasiocarpus ( Meliaceae ) and the herbaceous Impatiens hawkeri ( Balsaminaceae ) . |
| 20 | It is likely that such shares ( and their acquisition ) will be taken into account for the purposes of the rule ( note to Rule 36 ) . |
| 21 | With the increasing growth of the futures market though , it is likely that such problems will occur again . |
| 22 | It is likely that such a move would then secure Athey the place on the unrestricted List Two that he wants . |
| 23 | If the philosophy is to decentralise , in the way described in Chapter 21 , that is to say by effectively delegating authority to the sub-units , then it is likely that little or no role will be available for a corporate marketing department . |
| 24 | This transmission , which can handle up to 221lb ft torque , is definitely the shape of things to come at Mercedes , and in the next two years it is likely that all six-cylinder Mercedes cars will be equipped with it . |
| 25 | It was also likely that all incoming correspondence would have to be recorded before circulation in order to maintain system integrity , which would be difficult to control as some correspondence was passed directly to branch officers without being opened in the Registry . |
| 26 | Now that the Institution 's policy for the provision of part-time education has been made clear for , say , the next ten years , it is most likely that all new entrants to the profession will be studying for surveying degrees or diplomas and the profession will have finally become a graduate one . |
| 27 | In fact , it is likely that all the elements which exist in the earth 's crust are present , albeit in infinitesimal amounts , in our bodies . |
| 28 | Furthermore , it is likely that all the candidates will be indistinguishable from each other with respect to their views , as the electoral process itself denies the nurses the opportunity to be fully addressed . |
| 29 | Had it been , Bingham says , ‘ it seems likely that all concerned would have embarked on a group restructuring programme with a much fuller investigation and understanding of the malpractice which had existed in the past and of the level of support required , or that the bank would have been closed or would have collapsed there and then ’ . |
| 30 | It is likely that all those who choose to study electronic publishing interact with these systems in some way . |